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C. A. GUSTAFSSON. APPARATUS FOR ISSUKNG RECEIPTS FROM ELECTRICITY METERS. GAS METERS, AND THE LlKE.

AIFLHIAHON. HIEU JML 5.

Patented Oct. 31, 1922.

5 SH[ETSSHEET L c. A. GUSTAFSSON.

APPARATUS FOR ISSUING RECEIPTS FROM ELECTRiClTY METERS, GAS METERS, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN- 7; 1920.

Patented Oct. 31, 1922.

C. A. GUSTAFSSON.

APPARATUS FOR ISSUING RECEIPTS FROM ELECTRICITY METERS, GAS METERS, AND THE LIKE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN-7.1320.

1,434,339, Patented 0611.31, 1922.

5 SHEETS-SHEEI 3.

c. A. GUSTAFSSON.

APPARATUS FUR ISSUING RECEHTS FROM ELECTRlCiTY METERS, GAS METERS, AND THE LIKE. APPLICIJION HLED )AN- 1, 1920.

1,434,339. Patented Oct. 31, 1922.

5 SHKEIS-SHEE] 4.

c. A. GaSW F C. A. GUSTAFSSON.

APPARATUS FOR XSSLHNG RECEIPTS FROM ELECTRICITY METERS, GAS METERS, AND THE LlKE. APPUCAYION FILED ]AN.7.1920

1,484,339. Patented Oct. 31,1922.

5 SfliETS-SHEET 5.

fi ygifya7 c A Z 3507:

Patented Oct. 31, 1922.

UNITED S TES APPARATUS BOB ISSUINQ REGRETS FBDM ELECTRICITY METERS, GAS mm, AND

THE LIKE Auniiciiziuibilzii :iiimry 7,1920. sum No. 349.391.

in the county'bf' Mahiiohi 's, Sweden, have v invsntegl a, new and-'us'efiilA psi-mails for Issuing Receipts from Ele ctnci t 'Mete17s, GQISSMQPQIQ and. this Iike pfjwhic the fol- ]9W ng- 1 .j p q fi fi i f l V This ini gnti'on t's-Lake's to in gqaparatusfdr 10 issru ing -cqipt's fr'oxn elscti'icifiy xneters, gas

metsrs angl the like. In municipsl "lsctiic- ;i ty works al ul \i' i ksJ VhQIeLzi plurslitqv 0f subsqzfibets sr attached ito ajppmmon "(lisptibntinfjj :nstwgrkii fairy ixtie ns'ik l' Books m gli "s i fiin 'sf im rj d .f fobnbg'fo ingthe o'nsli'lnptio of ngfgy m1 e tms-idiifl e'dh g as'ifi bbikflfi the 'present mention ii ;;a--si mg11y, "i slise svstems in OT dBlf to spiel apdlh'rs'qmiel. For th 'indivjdlial Subsm ibis tlid infiehtion also involilgsltlgssdvohtiige, that" the a; any "signefsrsin a positi'ontlii ebtly to tfiflgl of! the costs to bs' paid'foi the cons'il'rnption iv to o certain t'ims'wifihont .anjknoxivlqglge o the apparatus carrying out the measuring proper ofthecon'snmption or ofj'the niaiiner'of caltinlzifiing'the' costs of the; cqnsiiinpt'ioh. For this purpose the invention: nonsists of; an apparatus workin in sync}: 'onism' with the. amster ,propsi sm mounted at the plat-00f onsumption;said"apparatus being ofsnch a construction that it willjimlicate flieiv'aluc nf-mo'xiey'cofres'ponding to thg consumption andhlsd'at-any'time'issjl ii receipt for the as'amount, wherea'fter the robney onlculoting apparatus automatically will 'bs'afljlis'td to zero.

An apparatus at uns mnomust; be or suen a, construction that it. meetsall rquirements 40 as to security of serving and control both from tho side of flue eleoti'ioity works mm of the. consumer. and. it must: also he pTiitor-t'sd against unathn'rizerl actions or misr'hioi'. Moreover the apparatus must he as siriiplo as possible as we l from the point of view of security of sen-imas with mgzird to the cost; of manufnctm The invsntionj SS Ulustrstocfln the accompanying lrawingfsl in which? 1 shows a front view of the-working psprts'bl"the zippsratus. the casing having been retiiov'efl. Figs. 2 imd 3 are'siiie viewshfthesamo awn from two opposite sides. Fig.4 shows on a. larger scale a detail side view of theznchanism for transmitting the synohi'onmis movement from the meter, and Fig. 5 shows a ch'a'z'ged',with 1 in increased o'nsumption rro nt v ew or the same. hlg. 6 isfifi gle i i'w of thesppamtus shown in outline, and illnst-rafimg the methodybf opi'aitiom.

All ges ihg and driw ing'devi'cesbelonging '1 h pp r us-m y f smrs my inma y respects, and they will only 51': .d'gsbi'ibedin .dsmilin tbs iol lowing as-fa .a isjis mcgssary .for ,the; clam}; i nil 'stagidihg ,ilhelgithqd of WO I 'k"l,Iig.; t is to ib noted that tiis appa,r'atus flessrihefl in the following .relgitgs issuiuo' a a ratiis. As :flli otatt "rcie hers s PP. v i 3 'in the mster'fproper have a lcioit-y'thiit is as 'timc also will be "'i-dwrtibrmrmthawsfor the working o f this receipt'issning, sipparat'us the, conduit leziding so the 54mm: .h'ould b connected with the distributing -mains*befoi'e tlie meter. Then themetei will onlv' in proportion-as it is necessary for 'cmiyin' dot of the mechanical work of the switch. ut of course this work isso insignifimmt. thnfiit priictibiilly is'ofl'no consequence wit-h 'i ga'iifl '-to"thb.' dost for the increased consumption.

A number of impulses or rushes of nurse-uh corresponding'to flie'amount of the consulup tion thus a-r'egiven wt he'i'eceiptissuing ap- -'pamtus;which is tojbe drive'ir'by these impulses. For this purpose the *II IShGSOf'CIHIFDlZ a're led through an electro -magnet enacting with the mov'iible armature which after at.- traction is released by a spring. The registering parts of the receipt isnmg a PSEIHUJS :ne acted iipon by the movements 0 said armature. This electro-magnet with its armatary and it talus place during a certain smaller portion of the revolution, and the shaft 15 is at a standstill during the rest of the revolution. A number type wheel (not shown) is provided on e shaft 45, and this wheel moves one step for each revolution of the shaft 38, i.' e., for every other revolution of the shaft 34 or for each printing of a receipt. When ayment is made once a month the t e w eel on the shaft 45 needs only twelve ifferent number types, but even if payment is made more frequently this number of types is sufficient, as the principal thing is only to establish that the receipts are numbered in unbroken succession.

As it is necessary for reasons "easily accounted for to prevent a moi ement of the counting apparatusesduring the printing is very short, only a few seconds, it is en out that this trifling loss for the electricity works is of no consequence. For the disconnection of the counting apparatuses during the printing' 0 ration a disc 46 hava: recess is rnvi ed on the shaft 38 4, 5). disc coacts with a lever L7 made to rotate around a fixed pin LS mounted on the pawl 11. When the disc to is at a standstil the end of the arm 4!? engages in the recess, but when the disc is turned the arm 47 is turned by the other part of the circumference of the disc around the in 4.8 in such a way that the pawl 11 is li ed out of e ement with the ratchet wheel and rests in t is disengaged position during nearly a rotation of one revolution of the shaft 38. Even if consumption during thistime takes place and the lever system 6, 79, 10 should be moving, the counting apparatuses will not be acted upon, while the pawl 11 is out of engagement with the wheel 14. It is however also desirable, that the counting apparatuses during the printing operation are locked in order in prevent them from turning back, and this is done by means ot a pawl 50 pivoted at 51 and acted upon by the disc 46 in such a way that it ratchets durinp the printing operation and immediately thereafter is disengaged for resetting the counting apparatuses to zero, which must be done after each printing or issuing of receipts.

The receipt to be used in the apparatus. for which the collector brings blanks, consists of a rectangular piece of unprinted paper folded parallelly with one of its ing to control the collector from the side of the distributing station. This latter receipt is applied on a control receipt strip automatically movin in the apparatus in the manner described below. For printing the control receipt strip in the apparatus and for printin the original receipt an automatically fed ink ribbon is provided in V the a aratus. operation and it easily' happens that con- In ig. 6 the devices for the receipt blanks and the inking ribbons are shown. The dotted line 52 indicates the double folded receipt blank and the heavier line 53 is the carbon paper applied between the two parts of the blank. 54 is the ink ribbon which is fed automatically from a supply roller 55 to a receiving roller 56 over a iding roller 57 in such a way that it will be folded around the receipt blank. The control receipt strip is indicated by 58 and runs from a supply roller 59 to a receiving roller 60 over suitable guide rollers 61, which keep a part of it parallel with and close to that portion of the ink ribbon which is opposite to the receipt blank 52. It is evident that, if the pad 27 strikes the parallel parts of the receipts and the carbon ribbons and presses them towards the types, the types will be printed on the receipt blanks and on the control strip. The control receipt strip 58 is driven by a chain gear 62 from the shaft 38 to the shaft 63 of the receiving roller 60 (Figs. 1 and 2) and the ink ribbon 54: is in the same way driven from the shaft v 38 by means of a gear 64 (Fi 2) connecting, said shaft with the shaft 65 of the receiving roller 56. In connection with these last mentioned devices means must he provided for carrying the ink ribbon back to the supply roller 55, after its entire length has been fed to the receiving roller. as it oi course may be uscd several limes in lln: some parts of the surface. and also a suitable 1h rice for inserting and removing of ronlrul receipts strips. For carrying the ink ribbon back a coupling is prclrrabl, used. y means of which the gear I l can be released from the shaft 65 for the purpose of carrying the ink ribbon back by turning the shaft of the supply roller 55, and in order to be able to exchange the control receipt strip this strip ought to be wound on spools 66 (Fl l) which may be connected with the shall 63 by means of couplings (17. ()no end of the shaft 65 is acted upon by a spring &

and arranged to he pulled-out longitudinally insuch a way thatit cant-edisconnected from the spool 06, wheres tter the latter can be removed for exchange. p E

For the insertim of the receipt blanks 52 a frame (39 shdablu in guides (38 is provided. said frulnc luring open upwards and having its tu-o side pieces U-shapcd in cross-section in such a way that they form a guide for the recciptblanksinsermd in the frame. the working position shown in vthe drawing by means of 5 )rings from which position it oan bc pu ed upwards by menus 015 a band 71 fastened to. the upper edge of the frame-and preferably elastic, This ba.nd is carried over a number of nn re fastened at the upper-end of theiapparatusto ashaft 73, upon which the bond 71 can be wound. The shaft 73 can be turned by meunsof a gear T4, the one wheelof which preferably is mounted loosely on the shaft 75-cnrry-ing the supply roller 55 for, the ink ribbon 54. The gear wheel fastened on the shaft .75uhas a. hub 76 (Figs. 1 and 2) provided with means for fittinga crank, loosely onto the sarnc, said. crank being brought by the collector o f the payments. After applying this ,cranlc (not shown) the shaft 73 isturued andthe band 71 wound .on thereby lifting the fragile 69 towards an opening in thc casing-attire upper and of the apparatus so that the receipt b nks maybe introduced into the frame 69 through the opening at its upper end. When the receipt blanks in this way have been inserted in the frame the, latter is carried back into its working position, i. e., into a position between the pad 27 and the QVhcn it is desirable on the receipt to indicate also the number of the meter or other similar date showing to which place of consumption a certain issued receipt belongs, fixed types ought to be provided on alerel with the types provided on the counting apparatus and the date wheels, etc. which latter types are in working position, i. c., facing the pad 27. Those fixed types indicate the number of the meter, etc. and such a type is shown at 77 in Fig. 2. It is mounted on a frame plate 78 parallel with .the'pnd 27, said frame plate serving as guide for the mnruhlc typos. \rhirh arc in working positimn and prolfcrahly carr ing also other fixed types, such as 96 and rents close to the moralilc types belongin; lo the counting apparatus. As the receipt blanks always have one and the same position In the apparatus the last menti ned types may be omitted. if a specification regarding the value of the printed figures is printed in udrnnce on the receipt blanks. In order to get a uniform printing without unnecessary wearing of the types the pad 2? ought to be provided ith a number of soft striking The frame/is pulled downwards in ,turned durmg'the printinio surfaces, for instance projections 79 of rub- .ber, end then the device described works essentially as a stamp.

order toprevent an unprinted receipt from being removed trom the. c pamtus a disc 80 is provided onthe shaft which is turned by the gear m heshaft Mend carries the i cams 31. disc is large enough to cover-the hub 76, and itjhhs an openm 81 (F g. 2) ,4 which is sitneted opposite to the hub-76, when the apparatus its working position, .as shown in the drawing, so thet the huh msyheecoessihleiron the outside of for aipplyingn crank for tnrnj of theig'ee'ri 74: This. disc. .iS tion in such a way, that 11'. covers-:the 16 and makes the same unnccessib'le' firozn. the outside, wherefore the receipt. cannot be. remored until the pnntin operation is i 7 the op T l'e ai r s 1 m3 15 111;; hub, 76 L In 'orde r to signify'thatjp; "ioteifljtron 1s finlshed, i; e., that the a porn I lifter such an operntlonagainlis i t q Shown e. 'd w'nem dew ilprevi s'd, saidiamei 'mg we snry whrethe workin parts' of th eppnratus "ere not visible rom outside. This signalling device rosy; 10f 'oonrse'he out in man different we com issioinstnncefo- "ii'colpli d; through njth c i fi ial- 1 0 being turned by any of the moviible members of the apparatus-in such a. we that. it shows a certain colour through the opening in the casing, when the apperetus' s in its starting POSltlOI}, that 'istosay an optical indicator may be used in sol'n'e way or other for this pn se Another form is shown in the drawm when the signalling device consists of a. ell-82 and 'a. cla per 83 coacting with the some (Fi' 2 an 3). The clapper is pivoted at 84: ig. 2) and forms a double armed lever acted upon by a spring, whereat the one-arm 85 carries the clapper pro r and the other one 86 is in the path of a pm 87 (mg. -1) which is mounted slidubly in the longitudinal direction and acted upon by a spring 88 in such a. way that it is he )1". in the position shown in the draw ing. lis pin is also connected with a. gear wheel 89 ongnging in another wheel 90 on the shaft 38, and a. tooth 91 is fixed on the huh of the wheel 89 said tooth coacting with a corresponding recess in a sleeve fastened to the frame work carrying the moving parts. When the shaft 36 in printing of a receipt is turned, the heel 89 is turned and the tooth 91, which is provided with an oblique and axially disposed surface, will then be pressed out of the fixed recess, so that the pin 87 is mowed longitudinally against the action of the spring 88. When the function of the apparatus is totally fin only a gearing ished, the wheel 89 has turned one complete revolution and the straight side of the tooth 91 will be 0 posits to the straight side in the recess, w ereafter the sprin 88 again can not freely upon the pin 87, w ich thereby is quickly! carried back to its starting position and transmits a blow to the clapper acting upon the bell 82, m that the sound herofrom indicates that all parts have returned to their starting position.

The movement of the pin 87 above mentioned and its turning by means of the gear 89, 9(l'serve also to reset the counting apparatuses to zero, as the pin serves as shaft for those ear wheels, which connect the wheels of t 1e ordinary counting apparatus with the type wheels of the other counting apparatus and cause the latter to follow the former synchronously. The gear wheels are made to turn freely on the said pin and they are also connected with coupling discs on the in. When the pin is moved longi tudinal y the ear wheels are connected with the same, an when it is turned the counting ap aratuses are reset to zero in a known way. hen the zeroizing device is constructed in the manner described above in combination with those gear wheels, which connect the two counting apparatuses, the resetting to zero will of course take place simultaneously and uniformly in them both. These devices are pointed out only as examples showing in what way the resetting to zero can take place and their do tail construction are not shown in the drawings, but their method of working is made clear by the above description. The details ma be subject to variations in difierent ways. he counting apparatuses need not be described in detail as they are of the kind commoul used in electricity meters, in which the erent wheels are connected with transmission devices in such a way that when a wheel has been turned nine steps it will turn next wheel one step whcrcaftcr this latter wheel is turned nine steps and then turns the next wheel one step, etc. It is however to be noted that the counting apparatus which carries the types also may; be of another type without gearing between the separate type wheels, if each of the latter is connected with the corresponding wheel in the other counting a pamtus by means of a special gearing. has the type apparatus ma consist only of type wheels which are driven synchronously with the wheels in the counting apparatus proper and of course also reset to zero synchronousl Y with the same. The type apparatus may owever also consist of a counting appartus as firstly described and in this case between the wheels of the lowest order in both counting apparatuses is needed, while the other wheels in the-type apparatus are driven from each other-with earing ratios of 1:10. In this case however more complicated zeroizing devices are needed. In order to simplify the construction the gears 1:10 in t e ty )e apparatus therefore may preferably be left out, and this apparatus may consist of separate type wheels driven synchronously! and with sep- :1 rate gears for each wheel directly from the counting apparatus proper.

When the apparatus is to be used for issuing recei Jts for consumed gas or water it is combine with u common gas or water meter, which. when a certain quantity, for instance one cubic metre has been measured, by means of a valve connected with the counting apparatus of the meter and driven by the same sends an impulse of the fluid to a membrane, a piston or the like, which in this way is moved and acts upon the lever devices 6, T -9, 10 in the same way as described above. In this case the electrically working details (1-4.) of the apparatus may be omitted.

'1 lie method of working of the apparatus is as follows: The collector sent out from the distributing .oflice, who brings with himself double folded receipt blanks, carbon papers or colouring ribbons and two cranks necessary for putting the apparatus into function, reads 0H for his own control the amount corresponding to the cost of the consumption and may eventually make a note of this item together with the number of the meter or the consumer in a cash-book. Then he adjusts the date, the month and the year on the corresponding type wheel by turniug the discs 22 and 24. An adjustment of the month type wheel however is not nec essary if this takes place automatically at the movements of the printing pad 27 in the manner described above. After this adjust ment the crank is put on the hub 76 and the gear 7-1 and the shaft 73 are turned in such a way that the receipt frame 69 by means of the band 71 is raised towards an opcnin in the upper Jart of the casing, whercater a double io lded receipt blank with an interposed colouring paper is put into the frame, which latter when the crank is left hold of, again is curried downwards between the pad and the types by means of the springs 70. Before any further manipulations are made it is important to remove the crank from the hub 76, as a movement of the printing device and other parts of the apparatus is not possible as long as said crank is fastened to the hub 76 because the crank is inserted through the opening 81 in the disc 80 thus preventing the latter from rotating. In order to avoid breaking down of the apparatus, if the crank from forgetfulness has not been removed, it is to be recommended not to provide the collector with more than one crank which in this case must litthe hub 76 as well as the end of the shaft 3:), and it is to be noted that the fastening mechanism of this cran'lr must be of a rather complicated nature, so that not any crank of a common type does fit in the apparatus. The crank must also be so constructed that it allows turnin of the crank only in one direction while it slips off the shaft when somebody tries to turn it in the opposite direction. When the crank has been removed from the hub 76 it (or another crank) is )leced on the end of the shaft 35 and the shaft 34 is turned round two revolutions. During the fiistrerolution the printing takes place and during the other one the resetting to zero. At the beginning of the filst revolution the pawl 11 is released and the counting apparatuses with the. type wheels belonging thereto are locked at the same time as the shaft 32 begins to rotate, and the cams thereon cause the pad 2-? to move. Thus the pad presses the receipts against the types and'after a turning of theshuft 34 one revolution the cums 3]. are in such :1. position, that. the pad 27 will be thrown'bttck to it's starting position by means of thc'springs 28 after printlug. At the next revolution oftheshaft34 the type wheel is turned for indicating the number of recei t so that a new number takes the place 0 the former one. The control receipt strip is turned in such a way that it part of the some not used is placed opposite to the rinting (place, while'thc portion last printe is woim on the'reoeiving roller 60. The ink ribbon 54 is fed forwards a little way and the counting apparatus is reset to zero. At the end of the second revolution of the shaft 34 the pin 87, which does not begin its movement until the beginning of the second revolution of the shaft 34, has been turned 'one complete revolution by the wheel 89 and as soon as this revolution is completed, a signal is made in the manner described above. Then the shaft 32 has also turned one complete revolution, and the reccss 81 is again opposite the hub 76. At the beginning of the second revolution the pawl is released from the ratchet wheel 14-. and in the end of the some revolution the pawl 11 is put into engagement with the same. whercaftcr the uppnrutus u 'ein is ready for registering the cost of t ie consumption. Thus there is no registering of the consumption during the time necessary for turning the shaft 34 two revolutions, but as this can be done easily in a couple of seconds, it is evident that the trifling loss to the distributing works caused hereby is of no consequence, ifizuergy really is consumed during the time when the receipt is issued. If no such consumption takes place there will be no loss. A ftcr the shaft 34 has been turned two revolutions and the signalling derice'has indiruled that the work is finished in the apparatus. ii ougll' to be controlled by u iiepeatcd wading. that thicounting apparatus rcall lizis been rrscl to Zill'il. the crank is removed from the shaft end 35 and :wain nit on the hub 76, whercafter the receipt frame is drawn upwards again in the manner described above and the receipt is withdrawn together with the interposed carbon paper. which lattor of course may he used several times. The printed receipt, which preferably is perforated in the fold, is divided in two equal parts. one of which is a true copy of the other one. One of the receipts is handed over to the consumer at the payment for the consumption and the other one is brou ht by the collector to the oilicc for coutroling and lmo'kkecpin; purposes. For the sake of con trol the readings made and noted by the collector may also be summed up and compared with the sums on the duplicates of the receipts. Except the two receipts thus rumored from the apparatus there is 1: third receipt on the control receipt strip which is inaccessible to both the collector and the consumer. and by this respect the collector is controlled from the side of the ofiiee, as of course all the (hi licutes delivered by him to the ollicc and be mi ing to a certain meter must fully corresponi; to the control receipt strip for the 'sumemeter, and the control receipt strip can for instance be exchanged once or twice a 'year by another otficial and delivered by him to the ofiicc for controlling. The con trol is sharpened by the numbering of the rereipts and the automatic adjustment of the indication of the month on the receipts. By the numbers it is easy to control that all the recei ts belonging to a certain meter arc nccountei for by the collector, and by the automatic registering of the months it may be controlled that the time between two successire collectings does not become too long. If there is no consumption during a certain month :1 receipt ought to be drawn out any how in order to show that the consumer has no debt. Such a receipt shows of course only zeros.

The apparatus makes it possible to the consumer at :my time directly to [incl out, how much he owes to the electricity \\'lll'li.-- simply by looking at the counting apparntus proper. The counting :ipparutus is inaccessibleto adjustment by hand for fraudulent purposes from the side of the collector or the consumer. 'and the only manipulation that can be made by the former is u icsettiug to zero, but such a manipulation is inevitably preceded by a printing of n receipt, at least on the control receipt strip, if the double folded receiits are not inserted in the up paratus. he consumer pays, of course. nothing if he gets no receipt. and the col lector cannot furnish any receipt without it being registered on the control receipt strip. If the consumer should try to reset the up paratus to zero without inserting of receipt lanks i. c., only by turning the shaft .H. thiopening in the cas ng ili rurgh .llill'il the lltl lfU

shaft 35 is access ble, may be closed by the collector by means of a cover with lock, but this is unnecessary, while the collector at next collecting after such a. manipulation directly 6 finds out by the number on t eissued receipt (or by the indication of monthlthat cheat inghas occurred, audit is evident that he, mustdenounce the same since he is himself unable to account to theofiice as he issuable. to present one number of receipts. Thus an attemptat cheating can easily be disoovere .,Lclaim as my invention ,1. In an apparatus of the character stated, the combination of a common countingapparatus synchronously driving another counting apparatus provided with type wheels, spr nting pad movableby meausoi acrank anda gearing, a frameforreoeiving receipt-blanks being movable hetweupii.w the. type wheels and the .pad, thefirame for there, blanks being connected. atits upper end an i . a b n fi n s PF??- vided witha fixed gear iwheel, engagin m another gear wheel on anotl1er,. s afi; T5) and having a. .hub,.for..reoeivmg7 a crank, by. means of; whichthegggearand the first mentioned shaft .'(.73),may e turned for moving thp being provided oh the cam shaftas), and disc, covering the hub $6) of theot er :shaft in such a we. that edatterl' becomes inaccessible, an havingeanflopeninglfil) opposite the hub (76) making the same inaccessible for receiving the crank, when the apparatus is not in workin' position.

2. In an apparatus of the c aracter stated, the combination of a common counting apparatus synchronously driving another counting apparatus provided with type wheels a printing pad movable by means of a crank and a gearing, a frame for receiving receipt blanks being movable between the ty e wheels and the pad, the crank shaft driving the print pad being connected with a shaft (38), Y means of a suitable gearing (36, 37) the atter shaft being connected with a pin (87) by means of another gearing (90, 91) for resetting the counting apparatus to zero in such a way that, when the crank shaft 334) is turned a certain angle (two revolutions) the other shaft (38) and the pin (87) are turned one half of said angle (one revolution) said latter turning being effected during the latter part of the fiist mentioned turning.

:3. In an apparatus of the character stated, the combination of a common counting apparatus synchronously driving another counting apparatus provided with type wheels, a printing ad movable by means of a crank and a gearing, a frame for receiving receipt blanks being movable between the type wheels and the pad, the numeral wheels ui' the counting apparatus being connected 0:, with the type wheels by means of interposed frame, a,d1sc

gear wheels, which are made to turn freely on their shaft and provided with a part of a coupling coacting with a part of a coupling fastenedmonsaid :Shaft which is movable longitudinall said movement being efiectcd by turning tic gear wheel (89) fastened to said shaft and said coupling including a rojection (91) coasting with a correspon ing fixed recess 7 A, In ail-apparatus or the character stated, the combination ,of acoinmon counting apparatus synchronously driving another counting apparatus ,,.provided with type wheels aprmting .pad movable by means of a',crank and =a.gear1ng; a frame for receiving reoeipt blanks being movablehetween the type wheelsand the pad, the numeralwheels of the counting-apparatus bein connected withithet ,pe;wheels by means 0 interposed gearuwh s. whicli are connecte'd withtheir shaft bymeans of a coupling, said shaft-being nimble-l ngitud na ly. a dac up y a spring;(i88-,) which normally carries the same back! to; its starting position, said :shaft. also enacting. with; an ,acoustic siguall: device (a bell)-gi.vi ng asignal-as-soonas t e pin is carried back. by the: spring.

5. A receipt issuing apparatus for-meters registering consumption -,of' electricity, gas, or the 1ike, comprising'=acounting apparatus adapted tmbe;pperatedmhrough the use of theu'oetered only a second counting apparatus operate by the first counting'apparatus and including type wheels, a printing pad to cooperate with the type wheels, manually operable mechanism from outside the apparatus for actuating the rinting pad, a blank receiving frame movable between said pad and counting ap aratus having ty e wheels, and means for oclring the manualgy operable mechanism against access-when the parts are not in working position.

6. A receipt issuing apparatus of the type described, comprising synchronously operated counting apparatus, one of which is provided with type wheels, a printing pad,

:1 blank frame movable between the ty c wheels and the pad, a lever for actuating the printing pad, a cam for actuating the lever, gearing for actuating the cam, a removable crank shaft for actuating the gearing, and a disc having an opening to admit application of the crank, said disc being operated in the printing operation to dispose said opening out of position to permil; application of the crank to thereby prevent the use of the crank during the printing operation.

7. In an apparatus of the character stated,

a casing, a countin apparatus including a part visible throng the casing and a part adapted for printing, a frame for receiving receipt blanks movable into an operative relation with the part of the counting appa l'illllS adapted for printing, means accessible 13D from beyond the casing for moving the frame, and a disc operable in the movement of the machine and formed with an opening adapted to permit access to said means only when said opening is aligned with said means.

8. A receipt issuing apparatus including a casing, a counting apparatus, means mounted in the casing for imparting a step-by-step movement to said apparatus, a pressure pad whereby an imprint may be taken from said apparatus, manually operable means for nctuatin the pressure pad, and mechanism actuate by said manually operable means for preventin; cooperation of the counting apparatus and the step-by-step means during'actuation of said manually operable means.

9. A receipt issuing apparatus, includingv casing, a counting apparatus, means mounted in the casing for impartinga step by step movement'to said apparatus, manuually operable mechanism, a disc actuated in the operation of such mechanism, and means actuated in the movement-ofthe-disc-to prerentthe-step by step movement during-actuation of the apparatus under manually operable means.

10. A receipt issuing apparatus, including a casing, a counting apparatus, means mounted in the casing for imparting a step by step movement to said apparatus, manually operable mechanism,-a' disc actuated in the operation ofsuch mechanism, saiddisc being formed with a notch, and a lever controlling said step by step means, said lever being operated by the disc in rotation to prevent operationof the step'by-step means and being adapted to seatin-Said notch: in the disc when the disc is at rest'to permit operation of said step by-step means. 11. A receipt issuing'apparatus, includmg-a easing, a counting apparatus, means mounted in the casing for impartinga-step by step 'i'novementto said-up 'ar'atus and including a pawl formanna 1y operable means foractuating :th'e apparatuspa' disc fornied 'with a notch movable in the actuation ot said manumlty operagble means, and-a lever formed to engage the'pawl-and cooperate 'with said disc, saidlever being operated by the disc in movement-to hold the pawl inoperati'veand b'ein'g adapted to' engage in'the notlr'in thedisejwhen-the disc is nt'rest-to permit'o-eerative mn'vampht M1 the pawl.

I'n-testimony whereof, I- have signedrmy name 'tothisspeeification in'fthe presence of two subscribing witnesses:

cant AUGUST ensrarsson. Vitnesses:

- Gonnfinrmpmnssom 

